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New chefs have joined us for the new season.
They're celebrity look-alike chefs.
They're the rookies in Chinese cuisine industry.
I think talent-wise, I'm more...
Oh, you think you're more talented.
When you see the result in a bit...
Oh, was that upsetting to you?
First guests of this year! Seol-hyun and Yoo Byung-jae!
She is the goddess who will blow your mind away.
- Happy new year. - Happy new year.
You should say happy new year to Byung-jae, too.
I'm sure he'll be fine on his own.
He'll be all right.
I tried all kinds of diet plans.
I really wanted to try delicious meals made by professional chefs.
Oh, he's done. He's done.
Chef Jae-hoon made a flower with tomato slices.
He's mixing strawberries and apples.
This is an art itself It's so beautiful.
(A goddess who eats so well!)
She really enjoys food when she eats.
I completely fell in love with rice...
'I completely fell in love with rice...'
You guys are the hot trends these days. You're becoming more popular day by day.
It's Seol-hyun and Byung-jae here.
We heard that you're more acquainted with Mr. Ahn rather than Seol-hyun.
Yes, right.
We're on this same show at a different broadcasting company.
I kinda fell in love with him.
I'm not sure what you saw in me...
He can be very charming.
His presence is kinda like that of MC Yoo Jae-seok.
That's too far.
Byung-jae is comparing MC Ahn to MC Yoo Jae-seok. What do you mean?
On our show, people just crack up when he jokes.
And everyone likes him because of his amiable personality. I told
I told this to the 'Take Good Care Of The Fridge' staff,
they looked very confused.
Yes, to us, what you said is quite incomprehensible.
You know how like in Japanese shows, they go...'ehh?'
So I thought, 'I guess his personality kinda changed...'
You're also very popular these days, Byung-jae.
In your opinion,
why do you think you gained your popularity?
I'm very thankful that you said I'm very popular these days...
But my popularity kinda stopped growing now, so I'm not sure if it's completely true.
You're very modest.
I think, in women's perspective,
I stimulate their motherly instincts.
When they see me, they feel like they should protect me and feed me...
Do you feel like that when you see Byung-jae, Seol-hyun?
- Ummm... - Does he make you feel like you should care for him...?
- Encourage him... - And shave him also...
- Do you feel like that? - Umm...yes.
So you think their motherly instincts are the reason.
Well, we did a research on why you became so popular.
You have lots of famous saying. You make very accurate and shrewd remarks.
Let me share some of them with you.
'Some people know that they can't buy youth with money...
but they think that they can buy young people with money'.
And another one.
'If it hurts, then it hurts. It's not a romance.
You added a little twist to the original saying 'If it hurts, it's romance'.
'Only those who can enjoy their work
can work for people who were born with privileges'.
You really captured how young people feel about the society these days.
And you're like the representative of them.
All these sayings, did you just think of them naturally
or did you try to come up with it to...you know, get attention?
I did it to get attention.
It's not that I had a sense of duty. It's my job. I need to make people laugh.
I don't think I deserve all these compliments.
- You know that show called 'As I Say'. - Oh, the one about the state of affairs?
Okay, we'll go ahead and get started.
(His endless bold statements)
He was our representative. He always tried to make the right decision.
It's not like somebody was behind him controlling him.
I got very upset when I watched it.
Oh, wow...did he really say that?
When I saw what he said...
I asked him in private, 'Are you going to be okay?'
I just didn't want him to get in any trouble later because of what he said.
But he gave me a really nice answer.
He said I'm not afraid of that.
That's when I realized that Byung-jae really is a great guy.
It's not something easy.
I think it's because I wanted people's attention.
I think that's my motivation. Not because I'm a strong person.
It's for self-satisfaction.
You were on lots of commercials, too.
What did you with the money?
First, I bought a car for my father.
What a good son.
But I'm really regretting it.
Your father or you?
No, my father is very happy. You know how you get text alerts about expenditures?
I shouldn’t have bought him the car...I'm regretting it.
And it seems like you helped your sister open up a restaurant business as well?
I just helped financially.
After I did a few commercials,
she suddenly wanted to open up a restaurant but she didn't have enough money.
So I asked her how much she needed, she said this much.
- 4 grand? - So I paid that for her.
I really regret it.
Why?
So I heard you always say this thing to your nephew.
Yeah, I tell him that 'your mom borrowed money from me'.
He needs to know. He needs to know how they're able to eat that food they're eating.
So apart from your family, what about yourself? Do you think you changed
after you became popular?
I always thought, 'I'm going to change once I get popular'.
I had that mindset but my popularity stopped growing so...
It was rising then it stopped so...
If I get arrogant right now, I'll just end up as a guy with terrible personality.
I'm always open to the idea. I want to change.
What about you, Seol-hyun? Do you think you changed
after you became popular?
I don't think I really changed.
I always try to stay quiet so...
I even take subways when I go home.
And even though I go to cafes, people don't really recognize me.
Don't you want them to recognize you though?
I'm okay with me being uncomfortable but...
things my get chaotic if they recognize me so...
Right. Because you're so popular. For us, we don't need to worry about that.
Sung-ju always wears his glasses when he goes outside.
Because people don't recognize me without them.
I'm like 'it's me.' I hope things get chaotic when they see me.
I hear you. So you try to stay quiet.
I heard that you're getting a lot advantages because you're part of YG family.
Are you friends with your fellow co-workes at your agency?
Recently, Seung-yoon, who's on the same show, and I got closer.
And Jae-jin, we became good friends.
But other than them, I'm not really super close to anyone in our agency.
But you're acquainted with GD?
- Yes. - Oh, really?
No, not really.
- Do you have his number? - Yes. I do.
- Really? - He first gave me his number.
- Let's call him right now then. - Let's check if you're really close to him.
But I've never called him personally before.
- You've never called him? - No. And he's never called me.
- What about texting? - I always try to send him a message, write and delete it,
but I never actually did.
Then should we text him right now?
- Right now. - Yes. Who knows?
I mean, I will one day use my acquaintance with GD for my benefit but...
I don't think I should do it here.
I will one day. But not today.
What's wrong with our program?
- No, I just want to save it for later. - You may never be able to use it.
All right. We'll take a look at Byung-jae's fridge now.
Do you also live alone?
I'm living with my manager right now.
- Oh, just you two? - Yes.
You guys must be very close.
We met in the army. We've known each other about 8-9 years.
Who usually takes care of the fridge?
Both me and him. But we both don't really..take good care of it.
I guess it's just a cold trash can.
I kinda don't want to open it...
Is it originally that color or did you paint it?
It's a very old model. Like about 10 years old.
At first, it was probably white. But then it became kinda yellow.
So we painted it with that color. You can draw on it like a chalkboard.
So you remodeled it.
It's very vintage. It looks cool.
So here is Byung-jae's fridge!
- It's quite full. - It's packed.
More than I expected.
So here is Byung-jae's fridge!
- It's quite full. - It's packed.
- This is good enough. - There are lots of things in it.
That's a relief. It has many things.
Okay, we'll look at it one by one.
First shelf. I see some medications.
I'm not sure if the manager is the sick one or if it's Byung-jae's.
- No, they are for my cats. - Cats?
- Do you have cats? - Yes, we have five cats.
They need lots of medications. Like eye drops...
So your household is like centered around your cats.
Yes.
And coke. I guess you order lots of delivery food.
It's the one they have in stores.
But there's one more over there.
- One more here. - A smaller one is here, too.
And here, too!
You have so many coke bottles.
I'm seriously addicted to coke.
It kinda got better but those are from Jae-jin.
He suddenly called me and told me to come out one day.
And he gave me bunch of coke. Because he knew I like it.
Oh, he saved them for you?
But some of them are not carbonated anymore.
And some of them were opened.
To keep it carbonated,
just press and squash the empty part of the bottle and then put it in the fridge.
- You can also keep it upside down. - That works. That's how I do it at home.
- Oh, really? - It really helps.
I see some soy paste.
I guess you do make some stews yourself?
My manager usually makes stews.
As for me, I tend to look up recipes and try them out.
Do they usually turn out well?
When you are like single and cooking or yourself...
you don't really care about the taste. You just eat it because it's hot food.
- In winter, eat hot food. In summer, eat cold food. - Right, right.
It reminds me of old times.
Yes, we ate because we were hungry.
We didn't eat for the sake of the taste.
And the next shelf.
- Oh, look at those pickled food. - There are so many.
- Pickled cutlassfish. - Pickled pollack intestines.
I think this is pickled pollack roe, I think.
And pickled shrimp.
I guess you like pickled food.
I do. And my hometown is Gwangcheon.
- In Dongseo? - Yes.
- The one famous for seaweed? - Yes and for pickled shrimp.
- So these are from your hometown? - Yes.
Who prepared them for you?
To be honest, I brought them because I knew that I'll be on this show this week.
Is that so?
Because it's so packed. I thought you'd know immediately if I lied.
- But you eat these often, right? - Yes.
Which one is your favorite?
Out of everything, pickled pollack roe is my favorite.
Oh, pollack roe. Chefs, please note that.
Byung-jae likes pickled pollack roe.
And on the third shelf, something's written.
Beef boiled down in soy sauce
And pickled radish with soy sauce. Stir-fried anchovies.
And seasoned crab.
- Oh, seasoned crab? - Yes, he has them.
And dried squid.
Did your mother make it?
Some are made by her. Some are made by me. There are two of them.
Which one was made by you?
- I think it's the smaller one. - This?
You made this yourself?
You know how to make this?
I'm not really good at it. But one day, I was really craving it.
But I didn't want to bother my mom.
So I looked up the recipe and made it.
Oh, really? You're quite talented.
So he has some seasoned crab meat.
And we'll compare his mother's and his dried squid side dish.
Where does your mother live?
She's in Gwangcheon.
- So she brought this for you from there? - Yes.
This shows her love. It shows how much she cares for him.
And the sesame, too.
- Where did you come from? - I came from the back of the room.
Should we try some?
So this is his mother's cooking.
Seasoned crab his mother sent to him.
I wonder when she made this. It still has roes in it.
It's so good.
This tastes different from the ones they usually sell at stores.
Usually, it's only marinated with spicy sauce.
But she used soy sauce, too.
So it's good as a side dish.
It's a combination of crab in soy sauce and marinated crab.
You're right. It's slightly spicy.
Do you usually like spicy food?
I can't eat food that's too spicy. But just slightly spicy ones...
Is this slightly spicy? Seol-hyun, was it too spicy for you?
No, it was good. I think it will be really tasty if you eat it with rice.
You can take some home.
- It's all gone. - There's nothing to take.
And dried squid.
One was made by his mother.
- The bigger one. - And this one was made by him.
- It's really good. - It's delicious.
I personally like Byung-jae's more.
How about you, Seol-hyun?
I think Byung-jae's dried squid was better, too.
It has a stronger taste...I think.
You can take some home.
- He wants her to take some home. - It kinda tastes old...
You can smell that distinct fridge smell from it.
Oh, really?
Yes, it really does.
But it's not easy for a man to make something like this.
And some fresh ingredients.
Lettuce, perilla leaf, pumpkin and paprika.
You actually have lots of vegetables.
Oh, that's not for us.
They are snacks for the cats.
You give paprika to your cats?
That and there's some chicken breast in Th freezer.
Chicken breast?
- This is it? - Yes, that's for the cats.
Do your cats work out these days?
They like those more than they like cat food.
A big portion of this fridge is dedicated to your cats.
Okay, we'll look at the freezer now.
What is this? I guess it's leftover food?
Oh, it's like slightly frozen.
- Shouldn't you throw this away? - Isn't it trash?
Yeah, it's really trash.
(Shocked)
Why would you keep trash in here?
If you put it in the freezer, it doesn't smell.
I've been doing that...
- I'd just take it out right away. - It smells terrible.
But sometimes, the garbage dumpsters are too far away and you're too lazy...
Keeping it frozen can be a good solution.
And what's this?
- That's the bones from pig feet. - This is also for your cats?
No, it's just our leftovers.
- Why didn't you throw them away? - Can you put that on the top shelf?
- He'll take them out all at once. - Like this?
I guess your freezer is just a trash can.
- Yes. - I'm right, huh?
- It could happen. - Two guys living alone.
And on the bottom.
Pyeongyang cold noodles. Do you like noodles?
I love noodles. Flour based food.
And now pantry ingredients.
You have any products from Japan.
I really love ramen. I've tried all kinds of ramen in Korea.
So I wanted to try something new.
And these...are these plates from delivery food?
No, I bought them.
- Oh, you bought them? - Why?
At old fashioned snack restaurants, they still use that kind of plate.
I often make spicy rice cake at home.
When I eat it with that plate, it tastes better for some reason.
It's the plate they use for black bean noodles, too.
Yeah, like back in 80's.
So you use these plates on purpose? Does it really taste better?
Yes, snack type of food.
- To set that kind of old-style mood? - Yes.
So that ways Byung-jae's fridge.
These are the chefs who will be cooking with Byung-jae's ingredients.
First one, Chef Choi Hyun-seok. And Kim Poong.
Third, Chef Park Gun-yeong.
And Chef Joo Bae-ahn.
So they'll be cooking with Byung-jae's ingredients.
So what kind of dishes does Byung-jae want to eat?
Let's take a look at his requests.
Extreme Menu: Plates.
Extreme Menu: Chinese Cuisine.
I'm not sure what you mean.
Even though I'm not a pro, I think the type of plates you use is very important
when you cook at home.
So like cold noodles, I bought that stainless bowl for that use.
- And those... - Oh, for snack type of food.
- The one you bought online? - Yes.
I bought them to use it when I eat rice cake and fish cake.
- So you want our chefs to use these dishes today? - Yes.
I ask that you use these plates as the theme of the day.
So food that will go well with those dishes.
And how about 'Extreme Menu: Chinese Cuisine'?
I eat a lot of delivery food like black bean noodles, sweet and sour pork.
I mean, Chef Lee Yeon-bok is here and...
I see many new Chinese cuisine chefs.
So I wanted to try some good Chinese cuisine dishes today...
All right, we will let the new chefs choose first.
First, Chef Joo. Which one do you want to do?
- Of course, Chinese cuisine. - Chinese cuisine!
All right.
He'll do the Chinese cuisine one.
Chef Park, you can choose next.
Are you going to compete against him in Chinese cuisine battle?
Or are you going to avoid him?
I cannot do that. I'll do Chinese cuisine one as well.
- Chinese cuisine? - Yes.
All right, these two will be doing the Chinese cuisine battle.
Then automatically,
you two will be competing against each other.
Chef Choi and Poong will do 'Extreme Menu: The Plates' battle.
- This is going to be interesting. - I know.
They are enemies. Like Tom and Jerry. I wonder who will be the winner.
Okay, we'll go ahead and get started with this cooking battle.
First theme is 'Extreme Menu: The Plates'.
It's your first battle of the new year. Chef Choi and Poong.
For your information, they've competed 6 times until now.
But with the score of 5:1, Chef Choi is much ahead.
I wonder how this first battle for these two will turn out to be.
At the end of last year,
Chef Choi said he's going to focus only on the star badges in 2017.
Maybe, you'll be able to see Poong in me.
I will do everything I can to win. I'm gong to change starting next year.
It's made by chef but it's easy to follow. I want to make that kind of food.
I will put my focus on our audience.
All right, for this year.
I don't cook for the audience.
- Then? - I cook for myself.
- Isn't that what audience wants? - All right.
So no one is cooking for me?
- Oh, right. - Seriously. You guys are too cruel.
They're all after their own benefits.
I guess you could interpret it that way.
(Chef Choi: seafood and pepper paste, oyster sauce, perilla leaf...etc)
(Poong: peanut butter, hot pepper oil, perilla leaf, coke, pollack roe...etc)
It's your first dish of the new year. Chef Choi, what have you prepared for us today?
The title is 'Cold Rice Cake'.
'Cold Rice Cake'.
So it's rice cake but it's cold?
I'm famous for my cold pasta noodles among other chefs.
- And you're telling us that yourself. - It's a cold rice cake.
- All right. - When I look at these plates,
I can only think of spicy rice cake.
But have you ever made spicy rice cake before?
- No, I haven't. - I knew it.
- Not even at home, right? - No.
You need rice cake to make spicy rice cake.
But let's say that you don't have rice cake at home.
But I'll show you today that you can make rice cake if you just have some flour.
Plus, I'll also make some tempura.
It will taste like shrimp.
And let's say that you don't have any shrimp.
But you can use pickled shrimp to make it taste like real shrimp.
So the tempura will be this tiny?
If you use a lot and press it together, it can get quite large.
And I'll use that marinated crab his mother made for him.
I'll use that as the soup base for the rice cake.
It will be really simple.
It's Poong style dish,
but it's like a perfect version of what he tries to make.
All right.
- I'll let him taste heaven today. - All right.
The title of my dish is...
'Myung Poong Tempura'.
So you're making tempura?
- First, I'll use pollack roe. - Oh, that's why it's called 'Myung'.
When you go to Gwangju, they have this fried lettuce.
They fry lettuce?
No, they wrap tempura with lettuce.
I see.
I'll put pollack roe inside tuna.
And then I'll add peanut butter, hot pepper oil, garlic and my special sauce.
It'll look like soy bean paste but it will taste different.
So it's lettuce wrap served with a special type of sauce.
In 2014-2016 seasons,
Poong won against Chef Choi only once.
I wonder if he'll be able to get a miraculous victory today, in the beginning of 2017!
We'll get this battle started.
Even though his enemy tramples on him, he always gets up.
Kim Poong, he's a man of persistence, always coming up with unique ideas.
And we have Chef Choi, a vigorous fighter. To him, arrogance is his life.
How will they utilize
Byung-jae's plates?
15 minute cooking battle starts now!
It's 'Extreme Menu: Plates' theme.
You have to come up with food that goes well with Byung-jae's plates.
(Chef Heo is making the rice cake with flour first)
- He has to make the rice cake first. - I'll knead flour with hot water.
Because I don't have much time.
I can save time by doing this.
I'm excited. I like rice cakes made with flour more than the ones made with rice.
Oh really? Chef Choi is lucky today.
When he was cooking in front of the audience one time,
his dough didn't come out well.
- And he dropped his tool, too. - The push stick.
- He missed it. - So he has a trauma.
I wonder how this dough will turn out.
Wow, Poong improved so much.
(1. Mix chopped green onions, minced garlic, peanut butter and hot pepper oil)
Is that peanut butter and hot pepper oil?
He put a lot of peanut butter so it might taste too oily.
But if he adds hot pepper oil, it'll balance it out because it's spicy.
He's adding coke. Poong's adding in coke to the mixture.
What is this?
I think Poong is first going to make the sauce.
He said it's his special sauce.
Poong, can you tell us the ingredient proportion for that sauce?
Just watch this episode later.
- He doesn't know either. - I should watch it.
(Chef Choi is making rice cake with the finished dough)
(He's in his serious mode - focusing on winning)
- Rice cakes are almost done. - Oh, really.
- It really looks like rice cake. - Yes. It does.
I hope it's chewy.
- How did he do that? - Watch the show later.
Mix hot pepper paste, oyster sauce,
sesame oil, sugar and a bit of lemon juice.
What is that for?
I'm going to mix it with the rice cakes.
Oh, you're going to mix them?
That's why it's called 'Cold Rice Cake'.
- I see. Hence the name? - Yes.
Oh, he's adding tuna.
Poong, are you also making a dough?
Yes, mix starch with tuna.
- Just tuna? - Yes.
- What about pollack roe? - He's going to put it inside.
Right.
I see. Like Songpyeon?
He took out the pollack roe.
This is very good quality.
- Is it? - Very.
How can you tell if it's good quality or not?
You said it was good quality!
I just assumed.
- I mean it's from Gwangcheon. It's gotta be good. - All right.
If it has a light color and transparent thin skin, it means it's fresh.
- I see. - You gotta know your ingredients.
Why can't you make something good for Byung-jae?
Oh, sure. As if you know what to make.
- It's not like you win every time. - Arguing as always.
The one with a darker color, it's been artificially colored.
Originally, it has a lighter color.
I see.
It's marinated crab.
- Are you going to fry it? - Or just use the soup part?
- Oh, just the soup part. - To add flavor.
Beat eggs,
and just pour it. You don't need to stir it. It will get messy.
Because this is...
for Byung-jae.
Oh, beat the eggs then add them in.
Oh, look at him.
He's determined to get more star badges this season.
Chef Choi and his vigorous effort.
- He's very enthusiastic. - Oh, pickled shrimp!
Dilute them in water slightly.
And then he's going to use it.
(7. Separate them into smaller pieces. Then fry them.)
He's working on the tempura.
It kinda looks too salt.
- Yes, kind of. - He washed it once.
Oh, he washed them once beforehand.
Poong, why are you using so many eggs?
You can add this when you eat the wrap.
- Oh, with the lettuce wrap? - Yes.
Oh, fried egg.
What are you making right now?
I added pollack roe inside tuna.
I'm going to make them into round shaped pieces.
And then what are you going to do?
- I'm going to fry them. - If you wrap it, what will it do?
- Pollack roe will taste less salty. - Oh, I see.
And if you fry tuna with it,
it will taste more savory.
It goes well with the taste of pollack roe.
Aren't they burnt?
It's burnt.
- It's too burnt. - It'll be good.
Byung-jae, do you like slightly burnt food?
I should try to like it I guess.
Well, it could happen.
How are you going to use the perilla leaves?
It will add extra flavor to the rice cake.
It tastes really good with perilla leaves.
It really does.
Poong agrees, too.
Oh, I forgot. It's Chef Choi's dish.
Chef Choi is working at a very fast speed today.
It really looks like real rice cake.
He's adding ice.
- To make it cold. - Can I try it?
He's checking how chewy it is with his hands.
- It's all intuition. - Is it ready?
All right. He says it's ready.
And, lettuce.
Adding some sesame oil.
Chef Choi already started his plating.
Looks cool.
On that old-fashioned plate. Very abundant food.
It looks like it was made by Poong.
It's done.
It has tuna inside.
It turned out well!
It's perfect.
- Try the sauce! - Do I have to?
- Poong's sauce! - You might be surprised.
All right, Poong's special sauce. I will it taste?
Is it special?
How is it?
It's very special! It's really good.
It's kinda spicy.
Poong looks very confident.
- Oh, he's very confident. - It's really good.
We really shouldn’t underestimate Poong anymore.
- Can you try the soup? - This?
The soup! How does it taste?
How is it?
It tastes like crab meat stew! It's really good!
- You can just eat this by itself. - How did he manage to do that?
You used his mother's marinated crab dish, right?
Yes, that and water. That's it.
Oh, Chef Choi finished! Now...
Only Poong needs to finish. Not much time left.
45 seconds left. I hope the shape comes out to be all right.
The eggs are getting messy.
But it goes well with the plate.
It looks like something they sell.
30 seconds left.
He just puts the sauce on top carelessly.
No separate dish for the sauce?
10 seconds! He's done!
With 10 seconds left. Poong finished as well.
(Cold rice cake, pickled shrimp tempura, and crab meat soup)
(Chef Choi's 'Cold Rice Cake')
I'll try the rice cake first.
It's handmade rice cake.
For the first time ever on our show,
Chef Choi made rice cake himself.
- It's so chewy! - Is it?
- It's good? - It's so chewy!
He says it's really chewy.
As soon as he tries it, he complements it.
This time, I'll try with the perilla leaves.
There are many rice cakes.
He's nodding his head.
You kinda look like my grandpa when you eat...the mouth shape.
and his mustache...if he wears a hat, he will really look like my grandpa.
It tastes even better with perilla leaves.
He's trying the rice cake again.
- I guess it is really chewy. The sound is... - It really is.
Is it that good?
I'll try the tempura.
- It's fried pickled shrimp. - I'm a bit worried that it might be too salty.
He's trying it for the first time ever.
It might be too salty.
It has green onions in it so...
- It's actually... - Yes?
It's...even saltier than I thought.
It's saltier?
It's saltier than you expected?
That's not good.
I thought he was going to say it's less salty than he thought.
I thought it all out.
- If you eat that tempura with rice, it will be perfect. - Oh, right.
But tempura by itself, it's too salty.
- I'll try this. - The soup.
He used the marinated crab meat your mother made.
And transformed it into crab stew.
It tastes really neat.
It will be perfect if you eat it with rice.
It tastes very neat. It will be perfect with rice.
The soup looks somewhat watery, isn't it?
If you eat it by itself, you may feel like it.
But the pickled shrimp was really salty so it balanced out.
That's what chefs do.
They think about the overall balance.
So it's a set.
Yes, it's a set.
(Fried pollack roe and tuna served with special sauce)
(Kim Poong's 'Myung Poong Tempura'.
First, I'll try with lettuce. And with egg.
With egg.
Tempura and then the sauce.
One big mouthful.
- Looks like he's enjoying it. - Eats so well.
I wonder how that tempura tastes.
I think the taste of lettuce might cover it up.
- No, it doesn't. - Really? Can you taste the tempura?
Yes, it's very strong.
The overall combination is excellent.
But I can't tell apart the individual taste because I ate everything altogether.
- So I'll try them one by one. - Because he ate them altogether just now.
Try the sauce by itself.
It's so delicious.
He put coke and peanut butter. I thought it was going to be weird.
But I think you can just mix this sauce with some rice and it'll be good.
- Kinda tastes like Korean cuisine. - Somewhat spicy as well?
- It's so good. - Try the tempura.
It might be too salty by itself.
Pollack roe wrapped in tuna.
It tasted good when I tried it with lettuce.
But it's also good by itself.
Tempura by itself is very crispy,
but the tuna inside makes it very soft.
And there's the pollack roe inside.
It isn't salty at all. I think it's really good.
- Can you taste every ingredient? - Yes.
Not just the food, but I think you kinda go well with this type of dish.
You look like you're in one of those tent restaurants.
- It's so good. - Oh, is that so?
It's hard to guess the result.
Everyone will try now.
- I feel like I'm at a snack bar. - Yes.
The rice cake looked so chewy.
Yeah, for it to sound like that when he was chewing it.
This is pickled shrimp.
Seol-hyun looks like she's really enjoying it.
(Some starting to groan)
(Silently taking a sip of water...)
(Salt Terror Alert)
I should've eaten the tempura first.
Byung-jae is a nice guy.
- Didn't you eat like two of them? - Yes, I did.
He's very well-mannered.
- This crab stew is good. - It tastes like real stew.
Did you like the rice cake?
It was really chewy. Tempura was a bit salty.
But the batter was so crispy so I thought it was delicious.
And this stew...
It's what I really like. It goes well with rice.
Yes. Very neat. I thought it was really good.
It was my second time trying it because I ate it over there, too.
I think what Byung-jae ate was a lot saltier than this one I just ate.
Byung-jae is such a nice guy.
This time, we'll try Poong's 'Myung Poong Tempura'.
Chef Choi's dish kinda had a shortcoming.
Yes, it was a bit too salty.
Poong might really win this time.
With lettuce wrap.
Hey.
I think Poong might really win.
I told you the sauce is amazing.
It's the best sauce I've ever tasted.
He might win.
Really, the sauce was amazing.
And you can also taste peanuts in that sauce. I thought that part was really good.
It makes me want to try tempura and the sauce alone.
It's that good.
How did you make this sauce slightly spicy?
I used hot pepper oil.
And I put garlic to add some flavor to it.
I think Chef Raymon is quite amazed, too.
I think I got punched really strong by someone I underestimated.
I really underestimated him. I feel like I got punched and I'm in groggy condition.
Oh, a strong punch?
In Japan and Southeastern countries,
they do have this kind of peanut butter sauce.
I always thought they were lacking something though.
But this is like the perfect version of that.
It'll be perfect for shabu shabu sauce.
It's that good?
- Chef Choi, did you get to try it? - Yes.
What did you think?
Maybe because I ate my pickled shrimp tempura...it just tasted too plain.
Why won't you let me try your tempura?
- Oh, you haven't tried it yet? - No.
He only gave me this, which turned out good. He wouldn't let me try the other one.
All right. It's time to choose now.
Number 1 is Chef Choi's dish. Number 2 is Poong's dish.
Make up your mind.
- Did you press it? - Yes.
So it's Byung-jae's decision now.
Food that goes well with his plates.
Is it Kim Poong or Chef Choi?
Who will be the winner?
Which one did Byung-jae choose?
(In a moment!)
It's Chef Park against Chef Joo.
Who will get to compete against the teacher, Chef Lee Yeon-bok?
Very soft. Looks very skillful.
It's as if he's dancing. Chef Joo.
- Over here, it's so serious, too. - Chef Park!
Very neat, making no mistake.
It's getting hot in here!
I've never seen that! I can't even talk to them right now.
So much tension.
It was a competition in front of the teacher.
Who will be the winner of this battle?
Let's check the result!
It's Byung-jae's decision.
Food that goes well with his plates.
Is it Kim Poong or Chef Choi?
Let's check the winner of this battle!
Which one did Byung-jae choose? Show us!
Chef Choi Hyun-seok!
('Cold Rice Cake' - Winner)
(The legend of Chef Choi continues)
He's very happy even though his opponent was Poong.
Are you that happy?
It was hard to guess the result.
I really had a dilemma until the very end.
Both dishes had my favorite ingredients.
But as you often say, Sung-ju,
It's not the matter of capabilities, it was about personal preference.
Personally, I thought Chef Choi's rice cake was so great.
The chewiness...I mean I liked everything else, too.
But the rice cake was so good.
So that completely captivated you.
I think it's because I really like rice cake personally.
This program challenges me to discover a new side of me.
I just won over Poong but I didn't know I was going to be this happy.
It really tells us that Poong has improved tremendously.
To be honest, you looked very nervous during the battle, Chef Choi.
Your first victory, Chef Choi.
- The star badge. - Congratulations.
(Chef Choi's 'Cold Rice Cake' - Winner)
(Chef Choi's 'Cold Rice Cake' Full Recipe)
You've been waiting for so long for this moment.
Using Byung-jae's ingredients,
these two handsome chefs will be competing against each other.
The chef version of Taeyang. And Park Seo-joon.
It's Chef Joo against Chef Park.
They're just standing there but we can tell that they're new.
Looks very disciplined.
You've never competed against each other before, right?
Yes, it's our first time.
Chef Joo, in what aspect do you think you're better than Chef Park?
Being a chef requires some physical strength and endurance.
I think in that aspect, I'm better than Chef Park.
And how about you, Chef Park?
He's 1 year younger than me but I think I look younger than him.
So that's one thing you're better at.
Do you agree, Chef Joo?
I'm not sure.
Intimidating each other.
One thing I can say for sure is that
whoever loses in this battle,
the news will spread very fast in this industry.
The meetings they go to
about 100 chefs come there.
'Did you hear? Chef Park and Chef Joo had a cooking battle'.
I heard he lost. Gosh, so embarrassing.
So people might be talking like that about you guys.
Since both of you are new Chinese cuisine chefs,
if you lose,
you might not be able to come back to our show next week.
Let me just warn you beforehand.
But if you win this battle,
you'll have an opportunity to...
you'll have an opportunity to compete against Chef Lee Yeon-bok.
If Chef Lee allows it, we'll do that.
Of course.
The new generation, they can be very scary.
There are a lot to learn from them.
(Chef Joo's Ingredient Choice)
(Chef Park's Ingredient Choice)
Chef Joo, what are you going to make today?
I'm going to make 'Blessed Black Bean'.
'Blessed Black Bean'.
'Blessed(Bok)'?
To show that I'm Chef Lee's follower, I'm going to make soy paste black bean paste.
Using soy bean paste?
So it's called 'Blessed (Bok duan)'.
He said he likes delivery food and noodles.
Immediately I thought I should make black bean noodles.
And it's the new year.
So to wish that he gets many blessings during this new year...
You prepared a lot.
I guess he's a bit intimated. He's like, 'You prepared a lot'.
And Chef Park. What are you going to make today?
I prepared 'Dduk Chicken Dduk Chicken'.
'Dduk Chicken Dduk Chicken'.
Does that mean you're not going to put that much effort into it?
No, I'm gong to use hot stone pot(Dduk bae gi) to make this chicken recipe.
Oh, that's why it's 'Dduk Chicken'.
It's very simple. It will be easy for Byung-jae to try at home.
It will be Sichuan style dish.
Oh, Sichuan dish.
It's actually supposed to be boiled chicken.
Boiled in water.
But in China,they don't boil it in water. They boil in oil.
I'll use that technique.
And come up with something magical.
Something magical.
We will start 'Extreme Menu: Chinese Cuisine' cooking battle now.
Quite but still charismatic.
The wild man in the kitchen, Chef Park Gun-young.
Adventurous and creative.
The sweet guy in the kitchen, Chef Joo Bae-ahn.
I wonder if their cooking skills will be
as good as their looks.
We'll start the 15 minute cooking battle now!
It's exactly 15 minutes.
We won't give you more time.
I think Chef Joo is going to make the noodles himself.
Handmade noodles?
Yes, handmade.
You need to use your time thoughtfully.
Even the original chef sometimes mess up because of misallocation of time.
Oh, wow.
He slicing garlic in a very weird way.
He sliced them like 3 times and it came out done.
He's not crushing them.
He does this and it came out all done.
- Be careful with your hand. - I've never seen that technique before.
Showing us a new technique.
Using Chinese cuisine knife.
These ingredients are to add aroma to the dish.
In Chinese cuisine, aroma is important.
Chef Joo, his chopping skill is also very...
Very soft.
Over here is also...
Very nice.
Chef Park's chopping skill.
He did it really fast, too. In a flash.
Chef Park is moving his knife in a very short punctual way.
Chef Joo moves his knife as if he's doing martial arts.
(They're different)
Oh, paprika.
And over here, too.
They prepare all their ingredients before they actually start cooking.
Usually, Western cuisine chefs use multiple knives when they cook.
But in Chinese cuisine, they use that knife to do everything.
You can slice ingredients like sashimi with that.
We only use that.
How do you do that?
Okay, preparing chicken now.
He's really slicing it into thin pieces, like sashimi.
(6. Dip sliced chicken slices in oyster sauce, ginger juice and wine.)
It's the chicken Byung-jae bought for his cats.
Yes, that was for the cats. The paprika was for them, too.
We're stealing cat food. Feel sorry to your cats.
On the other hand, Chef Joo is
separating out the dumpling stuffing.
I need meat but he didn't have any.
Yes, that stuffing has lots of ingredients in it.
(6. Slice hot pepper)
- Is that cucumber? - Pickled cucumber.
- Yes, it is. - The one your mother made, right?
It's my favorite type of kimchi.
(6. Wash pickled cucumber with water. Slice them.)
(7. Add hot pepper oil, vinegar and sugar to #6.)
I think he's trying to make zhacai with that cucumber.
Oh, you're right.
- I see. - I looks delicious.
He's stir-frying the vegetables.
(8. Stir-fry with soy sauce, onions, paprika and oyster sauce.)
- He's adding soy bean paste now. - Oh, is he?
I knew that he was going to use a lot of oil.
Oh, that's all oil?
Yes.
(9. Stir-fry dumpling stuffing, ginger, kaoliang liquor, onions and hot pepper)
(10. Add soy bean paste and oyster sauce.)
When is he going to make noodles? 7 minutes and 30 seconds have passed.
I'm a bit worried about Chef Joo.
The teacher is worried.
Because he needs time to stir-fry the onions with the sauce.
Oh, right.
But he also needs to make noodles. There's not much time.
Usually, first time chefs have trouble managing time.
Less than 7 minutes left. I don't even see noodles over there.
Chef Park looks like he's have an issue.
- Something's not working? - What is it?
The stove is too weak.
It should've been done by now.
He said his was going to be really simple and he'll get it done very fast.
But once he actually tries it...
- It's not so easy. - It's not. It usually takes longer than you think.
Adding ingredients in the pot.
Opening the cover. Takes out the dough.
I guess he's making noodles now.
Is he going to pound it?
- No, not that. - Oh, it's not?
That one takes longer to make. It won't be as tangy.
I see.
You're working through your dough but you look like you're dancing.
- He really looks like Taeyang. - I know.
Looks like he's dancing, really.
Your eyes, nose and lips.
A born dancer. The chef version of Taeyang.
Are the noodles ready?
He's cutting them.
Oh, noodles.
All right, I'll go over there and check it out.
Chef Park against Chef Joo.
Oh!
It's getting hot over here.
(Putting vegetables in boiling oil)
(10. Put garlic, green onions and hot pepper in boiling water.)
He's frying them in oil.
He's using so much hot pepper.
He just adds them all at once.
Didn't you put too much in? Oh, he's going to pour out everything.
Be careful. Be careful.
If he pours oil like that,
he can cool it with the heat from the oil.
Don't get hurt. Be careful.
'Dduk Chicken'. The lid is right in front of you. You went all the way to look for it.
He's cooking it in oil.
I have some time left. I'll keep boiling it.
3 minutes left now.
I hope the noodles are ready.
This is the sauce, right?
Can I try some?
It's made with soy bean taste. Will it taste like black bean paste?
Does it taste like black bean?
It tastes more like so bean paste.
But I think it's a bit too salty!
He will mix it with noodles so its supposed to be salty.
Chef Joo is sweating so much over here.
Oh no. It's as if it's raining down.
(Chef Park is making the sauce)
(13. Mix minced garlic, soy sauce, vinegar and oyster sauce.)
('Dduk Chicken Dduk Chicken' - Complete!)
He's done! Chef Park is done!
Chef Park finished.
So I have to eat oil?
No, there's chicken inside. You just eat that and vegetables.
Chef Joo's face is covered with sweat.
- He's sweating so much. - It's like raining.
Chef Park is already done.
It really looks like zhacai.
He's taking the noodles out now.
Cooking it one more time. I guess it's not ready yet.
- It's not done yet. - Less than 1 minute left though.
Less than 1 minute left.
50 seconds left. I hope they get ready in time.
It's like gan black bean paste.
Taking out the noodles.
Just 1 portion for 1 person.
- 1 portion. - That's probably really hot.
25 seconds left.
- You have enough time. - Take your time.
Yes, get rid of water.
One more time, with hot water.
About 10 seconds left now.
Ten, nine, eight, seven...
six, five, four, three, two, one...
He's done.
(Blessed Black Bean - Complete)
Finished when 0.12 seconds were left.
It was so intense.
But they both finished.
It was a very intense match.
Which one looks more appealing to you visually?
But I don't think I can answer that question because...it's covered.
You don't know what it is.
If I say that one, it's too obvious that I'm lying.
By just looking at the hot stone pot.
- Chef Joo, are you okay? You're sweating a lot. - I'm okay.
- It was very fierce. - So cool
Tell us how you feel.
All of you, all the chefs are really amazing.
When I just saw it on TV, I thought,
'I can do that, too'.
And other chefs probably were thinking the same thing, too.
But I'm going to tell them now, 'you're wrong'.
'It's not so easy'.
Chef Park finished first.
So you're supposed to eat his dish first.
But shouldn’t he eat the noodles first?
I'm okay with that. Noodles get soggy very fast.
- If you allow, he'll try that first... - Yes, I'm fine.
If it's soggy, then it's not black bean noodles.
- Since he's a Chinese cuisine chef, too. - He wants to be fair.
Chef Joo looks much happier now.
(Soy bean paste noodle made just in 15 minutes)
(Chef Joo's 'Blessed Black Bean')
I've heard about soy bean black bean.
But I've never tried it before. I'm very excited.
Thank you for the food.
(Carefully tasting it...)
It isn't too salty?
No. It's perfect.
Wow, it really does taste like black bean paste.
- It does? - Maybe because of the onions.
And the noodles are so tangy and chewy.
That's a relief.
Because he just made them.
I was worried that they were going to get fully cooked in time.
I'll try the sauce only.
I just tried a bit of sauce by itself.
It's not salty. Not at all.
Compared to that pickled shrimp tempura,
this one is like 1/10 of its saltiness.
Now you can eat all sorts of salty food.
Because you've tasted the extreme.
Yes, since I already tasted the most painful one.
Painful...
Try that zhacai made with cucumbers.
- Will it taste like zhacai? - I'm not sure.
In my opinion, it's much better than normal zhacai.
Really?
Zhacai can taste a bit too oily sometimes.
But this was very refreshing.
It's really good.
(Endless eating)
- He said he doesn't eat much. - I know. That's what I heard.
It's so good. I think I can finish the entire bowl.
Yes, go ahead.
(Boiled chicken and vegetables with spicy sauce)
(Chef Park's 'Dduk Chicken Dduk Chicken')
I'll open it now.
- Isn't it too hot? - Be careful.
Okay.
It looks good.
Should I eat it with a spoon?
No, you don't eat the soup. You should eat the ingredients in it.
- Just the chicken? - Chicken and vegetables.
There isn't a lot of chicken.
I wanted to put more but the stove was too weak.
I was worried that they weren't going to get fully cooked.
- I'll try chicken first. - Yes, go ahead.
Too hot.
(Oh no...)
I'll eat it again.
- It was in the boiling oil. - It's very hot.
He almost burned his tongue.
It will be better if you try it with vegetables.
It's very unique. I've never tasted anything like this.
I was worried because there are too much hot pepper, but it's not that spicy.
Yeah, we thought he was putting in too much, too.
- It doesn't taste oily, right? - Not at all.
I'll try with soy sauce.
This dish was inspired by Chinese shuai zhu yu.
- Is it hot? - Your mouth is getting burnt.
It's hot but it doesn't bother me.
Like I said earlier, I enjoy hot food.
So describe the taste to us.
It's hard to explain.
Because I need to explain it with the taste that we both know but...
I don't know what this taste is.
- Right. - It's something new.
We made lots of Chinese cuisine on our show but this one really
looks like real Chinese cuisine.
- Did you like it? - Yes, and it's a good thing that I tried this one first.
Right now, my tongue is kinda numb.
- It makes you numb? - No, because I got burned.
Because it was too hot.
In the beginning, he ate it too fast.
Everyone will try now.
Chef Park's 'DDuk Chicken DDuk Chicken'.
He really made it in a flash. In just 15 minutes.
It smells very good.
- It's spicy. - It is.
- I guess you're good at eating spicy food. - But isn't it really delicious?
The meat is very soft.
And you taste the spiciness at the end.
So I wouldn't say that it's very spicy.
Yeah, it's hard to say. But I think it's really delicious.
- It's like spicy and sweet. - Right, it's sweet, too.
- Yes. - Probably because of onions.
Like she said, you taste spaciness at the end.
When you travel to different parts of China,
you'll see lots of dishes that look like this.
But I never had courage to actually try one.
I was born in Korea, so I don't really like food that looks too oily.
But when I tried this, it wasn't oily at all.
Even though it's soaked in oil.
It's like delightfully sweet.
I really liked it. If I knew it tasted like this,
I should've tried it when I was in China.
This time, we'll try 'Blessed Black Bean'.
I smell soy bean paste.
Noodles are so chewy and tangy.
It tastes excellent with the sauce.
Because it was made with soy Ben paste, I didn't really expect much.
But it really tastes like black bean. But it's different from normal black bean.
- It's more unique. - Yes.
I think
all Koreans will love this black bean noodle.
The noodle quality is excellent. And it was such a creative idea.
I think it's a good reinterpretation of
original black bean noodle.
And Chef Park challenged himself
to do this type of traditional Chinese cuisine. I'm very curious about the result.
Yes, their dishes are so different.
It may be very hard for Byung-jae to choose one.
What if Chef Lee also choose?
- Me? - Yes.
- In the teacher's perspective, which one was better? - It's important.
Number 1 is 'Blessed Black Bean'. Number 2 is 'Dduk Chicken'.
- It's a dilemma. - Their fate depends on this.
- I made my decision. - All right.
The fridge owner and the teacher...
chose differently.
They had different opinions.
They chose different dishes.
We'll check the result.
'Extreme Menu: Chinese Cuisine'.
Chef Park against Chef Joo.
Which one did Byung-jae choose?
Show us the result!
We'll check the result.
Who is the winner?
Chef Joo Bae-ahn!
('Blssed Black Bean' - Winner)
Chef Joo got chosen.
Byung-jae chose Chef Joo's dish.
Chef Lee chose Chef Park's dish.
- There there is no loser in this battle. - Right.
Why did you choose Chef Joo's dish?
It was about personal preference, like I said earlier.
Black bean noodle was more familiar to me so I think I enjoyed it more.
And seeing him trying so hard when he was like running out of time...
I think I was very touched by that.
Chef Park was very adventurous. It was a new challenge.
He probably knows too that not all Koreans will like this type of dish.
But still, he challenged himself to make this type of dish and showed it to everyone.
That's why I chose his dish.
So their perspectives were different. It's understandable.
I was so nervous. But I'm happy that I won.
Thank you.
Next week, you'll be competing with the teacher,
who didn't choose your dish.
Competition is competition.
I'm glad that I was able to make this challenging this successfully.
And I'm very happy that Master Lee chose my dish.
All right.
It was a competition between the Chinese cuisine rookies.
Chef Joo, it's your first victory.
Congratulations.
('Blessed Black Bean' - Winner)
('Blessed Black Bean' Full Recipe)
- A special bromance! - (Rain & Alex)
That's what Alex thinks. We're not that close.
(Rain's secrets that Alex is going to disclose?)
You think he's lying about dating Kim Tae-hee?
- Yes! - I've never seen her.
Is she a god or something?
You want both of us to die tonight?
A very intense match between teacher and student.
Chef Lee Yeon-bok against Chef Joo Bae-ahn.
People from the new generation needs to appear more.
Right now, it's too old-fashioned.
He's been raising an enemy.
Experience or boldness?
Will the student be able to defeat his teacher?
He's quite ambitious.
Is there an issue, Chef Lee?
His hands are slightly shaking right now.
This is the biggest crisis.
A battle between the teacher and the student. Who will be the winner?
Which one did Rain choose?
I should have just gone to Radio Star.
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